I love the Patriots. I love this organization.

Nobody knows the future.

As a competitor, as a guy that wants to play, of course, it would be great to go out and play.

There are guys throughout the NFL that get the chance one way or the other.

I work really hard and I take great pride in what I do.

I think as the quarterback of any NFL team, you put a tremendous amount of pressure on yourself to win ball games because that's what you're here to do and ultimately, that's what you want to do.

You can't play scared.

Your leader on the offensive line is your center, because the communication really takes place between him and quarterback.

There are definitely times when taking a sack is a better play than doing something else and trying to make a play when something is not there.

You can't play tentative.

Goal line is goal line. You go down there and it's the grit and grind of the game.

Without a lot of college film, a lot of people had written me off already. When the Patriots called, I was pretty happy.

I've said this time and time again: Dante Scarnecchia is the best offensive line coach in the NFL.

You've probably heard from 100 different people that the Patriots are a game plan offense. Here's what that means: We're going to watch the defense specifically to identify their tendencies, what they do situationally and what their philosophy is.

Personally, I always loved the 1 p.m. Sunday games.

I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.

I think that's the genius part of what the Patriots do: They go above and beyond in identifying the issue and doing whatever they can to make sure it doesn't wreck the offensive plan.

I was in New England in 2007 for Spygate.

I'm not trying to be Tom Brady. I'm just trying to be Matt Cassel.

Anytime we can get the running game going it is a plus for me and it makes my job a lot easier.

Honestly, I have no ill will toward Kansas City or anything that happened here.

Everybody is allowed to have their own opinion.

I have big hopes and big dreams and aspirations to do great things in the NFL.

It's been a childhood dream of mine to be a Cowboy, honestly.